Chessmaster

Chessmaster
Genre(s)Computer chess
Developer(s)David Kittinger
Kathe Spracklen
Dan Spracklen
Johan de Köning
Publisher(s)The Software Toolworks (1986–1994)
Mindscape (1993–1999)
Mattel Interactive (2000)
Ubisoft (2001–2008)
Feral Interactive (OS X)[1]
Platform(s)
Original release1986–2008

Chessmaster (originally The Chessmaster) is a chess video game series, currently owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess video game series, with more than five million units sold as of 2002.[2] The same cover art image featuring Will Hare was used from Chessmaster 2000 to Chessmaster 9000.[3]

  1. ^ "Pawn, anyone? | Feral News".
  2. ^ Chessmaster 9000 Review
  3. ^ Plunkett, Luke (31 August 2012). "The Life, and Death, of PC Gaming's Most Famous Cover Star". Kotaku. G/O Media. Retrieved 20 April 2023.